Dear Friends, You may have read the media coverage about the senseless loss of one of our Street Soccer players in New York City, Akeem Loney. Akeem, or “Lonny” as he was known, was murdered on the subway in the early morning hours this past Saturday, in what seems to have been a robbery. Obviously…
Reports to: SSUSA-PDX Board of Directors and SSUSA Managing Director Street Soccer USA-Portland is a chapter of National nonprofit Street Soccer USA. With the support of a national network, you will have the freedom to create and develop innovative soccer for social change programming in line with Street Soccer USA’s mission and the local Board…
Raleigh, N.C.— A pop-up pitch will be set up on City Plaza at 400 Fayetteville St from Thursday July 15 through August 15. The field will host Friday Night Futbol, Youth pick-up programs and adult open play times. In addition, NCFC Youth will also host tournaments at this location. This pop-up field will be a…
Position: Serve as an accredited Street Soccer USA Coach in Sacramento Duties and Responsibilities: Coach SSUSA practice 2-5 times per week between 3pm-6pm M-F, Saturdays 11am-1pm Deliver and reinforce SSUSA Curriculum at our youth program sites Complete SSUSA Coach Training & Accreditation process which includes but is not limited to the following trainings: Orientation to…
The Union Pacific Street Soccer USA Park, located within O’Neil Park, is a first-of-its-kind soccer park that will provide an innovative philanthropic initiative for thousands of youth and adults through Street Soccer USA’s city-wide street league in Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (Oct. 16, 2020) – Union Pacific Railroad (Union Pacific) and Street Soccer USA (SSUSA) opened its…
The Minnesota Department of Human Services honored ten refugees for making a difference in their communities. Among them, Hani Haybe, founder of Street Soccer Twin Cities. Haybe a Somali Refugee, was homeless and played for SSUSA Minneapolis. She now leads the program and has received this honor from the state of Minnesota for her work…
PRESS RELEASE: IRVINE, Calif. – August 4, 2020 – (Newswire.com) In 2009, brothers Lawrence Cann and Rob Cann had a dream. In 2015, brothers Joe Burke and John Burke had one as well. Both sets of brothers held a long-standing passion for soccer, but their ultimate vision was to help develop and train future players regardless of background or financial position and to…
Lucas Marton, known as Luca by most, is fresh off an Instagram Live soccer bingo challenge when he sits down to chat with us. He laughs, and tells us about how: “The silver lining with covid is that the whole program is available to everyone. A player from New York dialed in. A 12 year…
Even as much of the world grinds to a halt to adjust to life during a pandemic, Street Soccer USA (SSUSA) continues to connect communities and build for the future. This week, we caught up with Lisa Wrightsman, Managing Director of our Sacramento league, while onsite at the construction ground for the first ever SSUSA…
Dear Team: The murder of George Floyd is painful and intolerable. It is an expression of the systemic racism that pervades the United States. Street Soccer USA was founded on the notion that we all must do our part to fight for a more just society where racism and its effects no longer oppress and…
Last weekend, the WPSL semi-pro team California Storm partnered up with Sactown FC podcast to host a used cleat drive, collecting close to 150 pairs of used cleats that will be donated to Street Soccer USA Sacramento. The cleat drive is part of a new initiative for Sactown FC and CA Storm called “Reboot.” The…
UNION PACIFIC TO FUND FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND STREET SOCCER USA PARK IN SACRAMENTO’S BROADWAY DISTRICT TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND STREET SOCCER USA PROGRAMMING The new Union Pacific Street Soccer USA Park, located within O’Neil Park, will provide an innovative philanthropic initiative for thousands of youth and adults through Street Soccer USA’s city-wide street league in Sacramento.…
All across the Street Soccer USA landscape, fall programs are winding down as the days get shorter and colder. We had a fantastic season of the Street League featuring Community Clubs, adult programs and after-school programs. Many cities celebrated the success of the last few months with end of season festivals. Check out a few…
(LOS ANGELES) Much of Street Soccer USA’s Los Angeles programming is focused around the Watts Imperial Courts, a famous housing project with a longstanding history in LA. LAFC, Adidas and Red Eye Foundation built a futsal court there that SSUSA uses for programming. This summer and fall, we hosted Community Club practices in Watts twice…
Street Soccer USA Portland, along with partner organization Parrott Creek Child and Family Services, was honored with the 2019 Impact Award by the Multnomah Athletic Foundation in Portland. The Impact Award recognizes the positive impact of a nonprofit organization through its support of youth, athletic participation and community collaboration. SSUSA Portland and Parrott Creek were…
The saying goes, “you never know when lightning will strike.” That may no longer be true thanks to computer learning and a space-based lightning monitoring system. Lightning is a major threat to people and property each year, especially in the summer. There’s a new tool that could revolutionize lightning safety. A machine-learning algorithm developed by…
New Fields Help Expand Benefits of Sports-Based Youth Development to Kids in North and Southwest Philly Through teamwork between Street Soccer USA, love.fútbol and Pincus Family Foundation, as well as local community partners and volunteers, two new fields have been built and inaugurated in Philadelphia! The fields, located at the historic Dr. Tanner G. Duckrey…
Fields to be Built and Inaugurated at Dr. Tanner G. Duckrey Elementary School and James Finnegan Playground in Partnership with love.futbol and Pincus Family Foundation In an exciting collaboration and demonstration of teamwork with partners love.futbol and Pincus Family Foundation, Street Soccer USA is working with local communities to create two new safe and fun…
A Summer of Soccer Camps Culminates in Trip to U.S. Women’s National Team Game There’s an ever-growing demand for Street Soccer USA programming in Philadelphia, and the summer was jam-packed with camps and projects. Street Soccer USA hosted an all-girls camp throughout the summer of 7-10 year olds who practiced three times a week in…
Look Up from Street Soccer USA on Vimeo. Moustapha joined the Street Soccer USA Tenderloin Community Club in San Francisco in Spring 2017 after emigrating from Guinea. After he started playing, his positive attitude and soccer skills became known to the community. Street Soccer USA recognized that he would make a great coach due to his patient,…